Scope
Aim and Scope
The Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM) acts as a leading international platform for advancing knowledge and innovation in the sustainable use of construction materials and the effective management of construction projects. It aims to promote evidence-based solutions to urgent challenges in resource efficiency, environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and equitable development in the built environment. By encouraging interdisciplinary research and practice, the journal supports the University’s research agenda and contributes to UN SDGs: SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). Through rigorous academic exchange and knowledge sharing, the journal seeks to advance sustainable development in the built environment and related fields.
JSCMPM welcomes original research articles, technical notes, review papers, and case studies that present novel insights, systematic analyses, and practical applications in the following key areas of interest, including, but not limited to:
Sustainable and Alternative Construction Materials: Research on recycled aggregates, quarry dust, fly ash, calcined earthen resources, industrial by-products, innovative admixtures, and composite materials that reduce environmental impact and improve construction efficiency; including life-cycle assessment, durability studies, and circular economy practices.
Construction Project Management: Advances in construction productivity, resource optimization, quality and safety management, sustainable procurement, risk and contract management, logistics, digital transformation (e.g., BIM, digital twins), and waste minimization in project delivery.
Transportation Engineering: Studies addressing sustainable transportation infrastructure, encompassing innovative pavement and roadway materials, traffic flow analysis and modeling, smart and green mobility solutions, safety and logistics management, and other strategies that enhance efficiency, resilience, and environmental sustainability of transportation networks, particularly in developing and climate-vulnerable regions, in alignment with the SDGs.
Infrastructure Systems and Applications: Sustainable approaches for roads, bridges, railways, ports, harbors, airports, and other critical infrastructure, integrating new materials and methods to improve resilience, climate adaptation, and low-carbon development.
Policy, Economics, and Education for Sustainability: Insights on regulatory frameworks, financing models, incentives, educational initiatives, and capacity-building strategies that promote the adoption of sustainable materials and project management practices in the construction industry.
By providing a platform for rigorous research and knowledge exchange across academia, industry, and government, JSCMPM supports evidence-based innovations that advance the construction and transportation sector’s contribution to sustainable development.
How to Submit your Manuscript
Under the Information section on the right, please follow the submission guidelines carefully. Manuscripts must be prepared in the IMRAD format and submitted as Microsoft Word (.docx) files, not as PDFs. Ensure that all tables and figures are fully editable and not inserted as images. In addition, authors are required to provide their ORCID ID, which uniquely identifies researchers and helps distinguish their scholarly contributions across publications, datasets, and institutional affiliations.
Publication Frequency
The Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM) is published biannually (twice a year), with issues released in:
- June (First Issue)
- December (Second Issue)
Special issues may be organized on emerging themes and collaborative research projects with academic and industry partners.
Copyright and Licensing
The corresponding author must submit a duly signed Author Declaration and Publishing Agreement, affirming that the manuscript is original, has not been previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere, and that all listed co-authors have reviewed and approved the submission. All submissions are subject to plagiarism screening using Turnitin or a similar similarity detection tool. The manuscript must adhere to the Journal’s plagiarism threshold of not more than fifteen percent (≤15%), excluding reference lists and standard academic phrases.
Authors retain full copyright to their published work. The Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM) is granted the right of first publication, after which the article is distributed under the Journal’s open-access license:
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
This license allows others to copy, distribute, display, perform, and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided that:
- Proper attribution is given to the original authors and to JSCMPM as the original publisher; and
- Any adapted or derivative works are distributed under the same CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
All articles published in JSCMPM are freely and immediately accessible to the public upon publication. The Journal does not charge any submission fees or article processing charges (APCs). Publishing in JSCMPM is free for all authors.
Publisher and Hosting Information
Published by Cagayan State University, Carig Campus. The Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM) is hosted and disseminated online via the Scipedia publishing platform, ensuring broad, open access and global scholarly reach.
Indexing and Abstracting Status
The Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM) is currently undergoing the indexing process with several major academic databases. The editorial board is actively complying with the requirements of recognized abstracting and indexing services to enhance the journal’s visibility, scholarly reputation, and accessibility.
Once approvals are secured, the journal will be included in relevant indexing platforms, ensuring that published articles are widely discoverable by researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM).
Official updates will be released as soon as confirmations are received from the indexing services.
In the meantime, the Editorial Board is pleased to invite the submission of manuscripts for peer review and online publication in the Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM).
SCIPEDIA and Institutional Stewardship
Maintained and supervised by Cagayan State University, Carig Campus, in partnership with SCIPEDIA, the Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Project Management (JSCMPM) upholds rigorous standards of quality and ethical publishing. This stewardship ensures academic integrity, alignment with international publishing protocols, and the open-access dissemination of high-quality, impactful research.
Note to Readers
For optimal readability and full appreciation of the figures, tables, and text layout used in this article, we highly recommend downloading and viewing the PDF version in double-column format. The double-column PDF layout offers clearer font scaling and a more organized academic presentation compared to the single-column PDF view.
Contact
JSCMPM Editorial Team Main Office Address:
Cagayan State University
RDE Office, Administration Building, Carig Campus, Tuguegarao City 3500, Philippines
E-mail: RDE@csucarig.edu.ph || emer.quezon@csucarig.edu.ph || fsdumlao@gmail.com
Telephone number: 0783952782 Loc 044
Principal Contacts
Emer T. Quezon, PhD, MSc.CE, M.ASCE
Editor-in-Chief
Campus Director for Research, Development & Extension
Professor (Associate) of Graduate School & College of Engineering & Architecture, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: emer.quezon@csucarig.edu.ph || quezonet09@gmail.com
Phone: +639451631743
Arthur G. Ibanez, Ph.D, ASEAN Engr.
JSCMPM consultant & Technical Adviser
University Professor, OIC-University President, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: arthur_ibanez20@csu.edu.ph
Florentina S. Dumlao, Ph.D
JSCMPM consultant & University Technical Adviser, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: florentinadumlao@csucarig.edu.ph || fsdumlao@gmail.com
Phone: +639175770359
Prof. Roger P. Rumpon
JSCMPM consultant & Technical Adviser
Campus Executive Officer, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: rumpon.roger@csu.edu.ph
Support Contacts
(1) JSCMPM Editorial Board (Local Members)
John Michael B. Casibang, MSc.CE
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Associate) of Graduate School & College of Engineering & Architecture, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: jmcasibang@csu.edu.ph
Frances Lorane T. Calapini, MSc.CE, PhD-Cand.
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Assistant) of Graduate School & College of Engineering & Architecture, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: frances_calapini@dlsu.edu.ph
Ralph Angelo B. Estiller, MCRSDM
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Assistant), College of Engineering & Architecture, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: ralphangeloestiller@csucarig.edu.ph
Cyrus Kelly Macabangon, MSc
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Assistant), College of Engineering & Architecture, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines.
E-mail: cyrusmacabangon@csucarig.edu.ph
(2) JSCMPM Editorial Board (International Members)
Leevesh Kumar, Ph.D
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Associate), Department of Civil Engineering, World University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
E-mail: leevesh.kumar@civil.wub.edu.bd
Sitesh Kumar Singh, Ph.D
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Assistant), Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Muscat, Oman
E-mail: siteshsingh@nu.edu.om
KSS Rakesh, Ph.D
Editorial Technical Adviser
Professor, International Institute of Cambodia University of Technology, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
E-mail: kssrakesh@iic.edu.kh
Tesfaye Alemu, Ph.D
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Associate), Head, Construction Quality & Technology Center of Excellence, Addis Ababa Science & Technology University, Ethiopia
E-mail: tesfaye.alemu@aastu.edu.et
Abdin Bedada, Ph.D
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Assistant), Dean, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hachalu Hundessa Campus, Ambo University, Ambo, Oromia, Region, Ethiopia
E-mail: abdin.bedada@ambou.edu.et
Biruk Tadele, Ph.D
Editorial Board Member
Professor (Assistant), Department of Civil Engineering, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia
E-mail: biruk.tadele@aastu.edu.et
Karl Louis S. Quezon, MSIT
Journal Curator & Layout Artist
Campus Records Officer, Carig Campus, Cagayan State University, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Philippines
E-mail: karllouie.quezon@csucarig.edu.ph